Reflections on Veterans Day 2018

I am so grateful to the men and women who have gallantly risked their lives and in many cases laid down their lives for the country they and we love.  They, like my father, a veteran of World War II, willing did what needed to be done for us to enjoy the freedom that we have today.  We owe a huge debt of gratitude to these often unsung heroes.  Even today, as I write this, there are brave soldiers engaged in conflict while I sit in a comfortable office chair in a climate controlled office space, with coffee, tea, water available just steps away.  My freedom to choose an occupation, a place of worship, freedom to own property, to buy and sell, to speak my mind, countless other freedoms, all fortified by the bravery of a few, relative to the masses like myself.  My heart goes out to the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, who mourn the loss of their loved ones on such a day as this.  We honor and revere them. May God bless their families and continue to bless the United States of America.